What is Mobil Vactra Oil No2 used for?

Mobil Vactra Oil No 2 is recommended for the lubrication of machine tool slideway systems. They are designed for use with combinations of cast iron, steel and non-metallic way materials.

What is Vactra oil?

The Mobil Vactra™ Oil Numbered Series are premium-quality slideway lubricants specifically designed to meet the requirements for accuracy, aqueous coolant separability, and equipment protection of precision machine tools.

What viscosity is Mobil Vactra2?

68
Typical Properties

What is way oil?

Way oil, or way lube, is a type of hydraulic oil. Hydraulic oils can have additives mixed in, such as tackifiers, to make the way oil stick to surfaces. The tackifier additive in way oil is ideal for vertical machine parts such as slideway systems.

What is ISO 68 oil?

Hydraulic Oil 68 is exceptional quality, top achievement hydraulic oil developed to accommodated the appeal for environmentally acceptable hydraulic fluids. This product is based on synthetic, readily biodegradable esters.

What is slideway oil?

Specifically developed for the lubrication of machine tool slideways and tables. Formulated from high quality mineral oil with performance additives, incorporating a tackifier to ensure that the lubricant adheres to the moving parts at all times.

What viscosity is way oil?

The common viscosity range of way lubricants is 32 cSt to 220 cSt.

What is g68 oil?

Shell Omala S2 G 68 oils are high quality extreme-pressure oils designed primarily for the lubrication of heavy duty industrial gears. Their high load carrying capacity and anti-friction characteristics combine to offer superior performance in gears.

What is the difference between slideway oil and hydraulic oil?

Way oil, also known as slide oil, is a type of hydraulic oil with a tackifier, an additive that makes it adhere to surfaces. A gallon of way lube will go much further lubricating a slideway than a gallon of regular hydraulic oil. Regular hydraulic oils cost about three dollars less per gallon than way lube.

What is the difference between way oil and hydraulic oil?

Who is the manufacturer of Mobil vactra no.2 oil?

Mobil Vactra No. 2 Oil is or was manufactured by Mobil Oil Corporation. In this cross reference tool, PSC offers this Mobil Vactra No. 2 Oil and/or comparable products of the similar quality and performance.

Which is Mobil vactra oil for horizontal Slideways?

• Mobil Vactra Oil No. 1 and No. 2 are recommended for horizontal slideways on small to medium size machine tools. They are also suitable for circulating application in large machines and as a moderate duty hydraulic fluid.

What can you do with a Mobil vactra?

The CNCs catch the overflow so you can at least recycle it for other uses. Works OK as cutting oil in manual lathes, honing machines, etc. if you cut it with WD-40. At least it doesn’t stain everything like real cutting oil that you can’t get any more. Anybody ever use the Sunoco? The price is right if it is any good.

What’s the equivalent of a Mobil vactra 1409?

Mobil Vacuoline 1409 is what #2 Vactra used to be. Vactra was reformulated to be more compatible with water base coolants. Older machines can have problems with water base coolants, thus the 1409…. Try your local bulk lubricant distributers. Might get a better deal.. When we moved the company to Wyoming this whole town was all about oil.